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Advocating for Minnesota’s Food and Farm Sector

Published February 1, 2025

The Minnesota AgriGrowth Council has elected its executive committee. AMPI President and CEO Sheryl Meshke was reelected as the AgriGrowth chair. The vice-chair is CHS director of state government affairs Jake Hamlin. The treasurer is Beth Sparboe Schnell, CEO, Sparboe…

AgriGrowth Executive Committee Elected

Published January 22, 2023

The 2023 AgriGrowth officer team is in place. Associated Milk Producers Inc. CEO Sheryl Meshke succeeds Rod Hebrink of Compeer Financial as AgriGrowth's chair. Jake Hamlin of CHS is vice chair. Don Wick, Red River Farm Network, is secretary and…

Fielding Questions: Young and Beginning Farmers

Published August 2, 2021

Young and beginning farmers are an important segment within agriculture. Although there are challenges to getting started, resources exist to help young and beginning farmers get off the ground. In the latest Fielding Questions episode, AgCountry Farm Credit Services AVP…

RRFN Reporter Roundtable

Published May 10, 2021

For a recap of the stories covered by the Red River Farm Network team of journalists, watch our RRFN Reporter Roundtable on YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel while you're online.

Radio on Demand

Published April 5, 2021

The Red River Farm Network delivers Radio on Demand. You can find the RRFN farm news reports, weather and market recap online. Thanks to CHS Ag Services for sponsoring these updates.

#1 Story of 2020: COVID-19 Dominates the News

Published January 1, 2021

COVID-19 dominated news headlines this past year, and the impacts are still being felt worldwide. That story comes in at Number One on the Red River Farm Network’s Top Stories of 2020 list. While the world seemed to shut down,…

#5 Story of 2020: DOJ Launches an Investigation into the Cattle Markets

Published December 30, 2020

Responding to requests from ranchers, farm organizations and state lawmakers, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into anti-competitive activity by the major beef packers. As a result of two major market-disrupting events within the industry, USDA then released a…

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

Published December 30, 2020

After 30 years in Congress, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson lost his bid for reelection and that is the Number Six story in RRFN's recap of the top stories of 2020. Republican challenger Michelle Fischbach defeated Peterson 54 percent-to-40…

#7 Story of 2020: The Grain Markets Rally

Published December 29, 2020

Weather, demand and COVID stimulus helped push 2020 grain prices to levels not seen in years; $12 soybeans and $4 corn. U.S. Commodities President Don Roose says production issues around the world are pushing prices higher. "We got into drought…

#8 Story of 2020: Biden Overcomes Rural-Urban Divide to Win Presidency

Published December 28, 2020

President Donald Trump maintained support from the majority of rural voters in the 2020 election, but this wasn’t enough to win a second term. Joe Biden is the president-elect. Biden is already announcing Cabinet selections, choosing former agriculture secretary Tom…

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Advocating for Minnesota’s Food and Farm Sector

AgriGrowth Executive Committee Elected

Fielding Questions: Young and Beginning Farmers

RRFN Reporter Roundtable

Radio on Demand

#1 Story of 2020: COVID-19 Dominates the News

#5 Story of 2020: DOJ Launches an Investigation into the Cattle Markets

#6 Story of 2020: The End of an Era in Minnesota’s CD-7

#7 Story of 2020: The Grain Markets Rally

#8 Story of 2020: Biden Overcomes Rural-Urban Divide to Win Presidency

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